The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-24
The Temneranne Alliance.

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whisky traffic in Tennessee, signs
will go for naught. The meeting
OF the state alliance at Nashville
last week was largely attended and
in its enthusiastic earnestness gave
token of the sure and speedy con-
summation of its purposes. 1t is
the beginning of the campaign.
The plan of the campaign is thus
announced:
There shall be an executive commit
tee of thirty members, with headquar-
tiers in Nashville; that county and dis
trlct committees shall be organized and
kept in active communication with the
chief office; that an advisory board OF
twenty men be appointed by the pres
ldent, and that all organizations, secu-
lar and religious, be called upon to help
sustain the prohibition amendment.
The following officers were elect
ed: J. H. RUSSELL, president; W.
A. McTeer, T. A. Sykes and j. H.
Mcdowell, vice presidents; A. P.
Warterfeld, secretary, j. Hill All
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1t was determined to raise $780,
600 to fully equip and run The Is
sue. Capt. RUSSELL and DR.. Kelley
each subscribed $1,000, Col. Cole
$4,000, Col. Colyar $500, and many
others from $3.50 down to $50, until
$4,000 was subscribed. Rev. B. F.
Haynes gave 5000, Rev. T. j. Dun
can $50, G. T. Orr for the Rober-
son Fork and Lynnville socie-
ties $50.
The resolutions after reaffirming
former declarations of eternal war
fare on the whisky traffic, and
against the formation of third
party says:
Resolved further, That we most cor
daily invite and earnestly ask the CO.
operation of each and every citizen of
| Tennessee, regardless of party, race or
religious creed, whose sympathies are
in accord with our objects and purposes
| to unite with US in an uncompromising
effort to protect OFT homes and driye
from our land the enemy Of civiliza-
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eminent, peace, law, order and the
mankind.
Resolved further, That recognizing
the abolition of the liquor traffic as q
living issue in the politics of our coun-
| try paramount to all other issues and a
principle which we place above party
we will not support any man seeking
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principle of submission and whose acts,
votes and sentiments are detrimental to
our cause. And in the interest of our
wives, sisters, children, and, in broad
er and philanthrOpic view, in the inter-
est of all humanity, God being our
helper, we will continue the fight for
"GOd and heme and native land" until
this promoter of evil and propagation
of crime shall cease to be legalized and
protected by our state and national
government.
Hon. Emerson Etheridge was to
have been the principal orator of
the meeting but was kept away by
sickness. Rev. T. j. Duncan was
chosen to take his place and made
one of his peculiarly impressive
speeches.
He began by saying 81 never saw
the like OF this in my life. What
thought was to be a business meet
ing for the purpose of organizing
for campaign, seems to be jubi-
laLion and q business meeting all in
one.
What are the preachers doing
here? Have they, too, turned ia
natics? And here, too, are the far
mers and the doctors and the law
yers and the white folks and the
colored folks and the legislators
and-everybody. What does it all
mean? 1t means that every heart
in this house has had cause to bleed
on account of the appalling evil
the liquor traffic. And we have
come 10 have the courage to con-
front the evil and drive it away.
Before Sam Jones came here | put
the proposition to a district confer
ence, if there be man present who
had not suffered from the liquor
traffic let him stand up. A Metho-
dist preacher stood up. And that
mans sisters husband had got
drunk and beat her till she was
bloody.
"Who is responsible for the liquor
trsffic?' exclaimed the speaker in
his peculiar tone, and awaiting the
growing anxiety for an answer, he
gave it: Judge Mcconnell, DR..
Waterfield, 10 Russell and such 9th
er free and upright citizens who
have been voting for lawmakers
who continued to legalize murder y
In the midst of his speech DR.
Duncan announced that he would
wait till the boys got seats. At
this Mr.. Sam Parsons walked into
the hall followed by thirty boys,
the foremost bearing banner with
the inscription: Boys Temper
ance Alliance" Each boy wore a
blue badge with Hope" printed
across the top. The speaker then
made a short talk to the boys and
then turned and scathed the men
of Tennessee who had not dared to
obey the Hottest promptings of the
noblest manhood. He was in the
senate chamber few days ago and
heard a respected gentleman labori
ously arguing against prohibition,
and the burden of his argumen,
was that 100000 bushels of corn
J, would be wasted and lost. 'Now,'
said the speaker, "if 1 had tina,
100000 bushels of grain 1 would
take 100000 bushels of it and feed
and clothe and educate the thous
ands of erty-stricken ones in
Memphis who have been the vic
Tins Of the liquor traffic. | would
take $4,000 bushels to Moore coun-
ty for the same purpose, and the
other $4,000 bushels would go tc
i Coffee county"
Saying that he would "save the
balance of his thunder for the hill:
where he belonged" DR.. Duncan
sat down, mid thunders' of applause
"Senator Tolley, how many demo
Gratis are there in the senate ?"
90, only four"
"Well, who are they?"
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